These are the enacted budget numbers for the last 4 fiscal years from the California Department of Finance and Schwarzenegger's proposed numbers from his May revision.
2000/2001 – Davis’ first budget
General Fund Expenditures $78.8B
Total Expenditures $99.4B
2001/2002
General Fund Expenditures $78.7B
Total Expenditures $103.2B
2002/2003
General Fund Expenditures $76.7B
Total Expenditures $ 98.9B
2003/2004
General Fund Expenditures $71.1B
Total Expenditures $99.1B
2004/2005 – Schwazenegger’s proposal revised in May 2004
General Fund Expenditures $77+B
Total Expenditures $103+B
These numbers don't seem to agree with those posted from your source. As an example your source cites $93.4 enacted in 09/03 in 2003/2004 and the Department of Finance shows $99.1B enacted in 09/03 for the same fiscal year. A 6% difference.
Maybe a little thing now but as soon as the budget is enacted Schwarzenegger may qualify as having approved the largest budget increase in California's modern era. If the numbers from the official state summuries are inaccurate I'd like to know before I end up with egg all over my face.
Amerigomag - thanks for those numbers. I think I pulled mine them from reports on the leginfo site. I will have to backtrack to determine the exact source/link. I would like to have handy the total numbers (undisputed) for the past five years or so (that is what I was attempting to do). When we finally get that "open government" and "let the sun shine in", the numbers should be easier to find. ;-)
I will get back to you.